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| Posted by: Therasa 29-Nov-2003, 05:20 AM |
| Hello all, I just wanted to ask you all a couple of questions. what is it about poetry that you like? Why do you read, or write it? Is it the way a feeling is conveyed? Is it the way your heart beat quickens with anticipation to the last? Or is it the way your soul soars, when love is attained, at last? |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 29-Nov-2003, 12:08 PM |
| I like to write poetry because it's quick, concise, and to the point. I also like the idea of writing something that might just feel good to read. I don't find myself reading much of anything, but I do enjoy the emotional rush I get from reading a good poem that someone has written. I feel that if someone reads my work and sees/feels/hears something from it, then I've done my job. and, I will admit that the short revision time required is a plus. I've had pieces with revision times anywhere from 10 minutes to as many hours. I just enjoy the writing of it. |
| Posted by: oldraven 29-Nov-2003, 01:49 PM |
| I don't write much poetry, if any at all. But what does make my soul stir, is really good harmony. Three part or more makes me shiver to my toes. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 30-Nov-2003, 05:02 PM |
| I have dabbled a little in writing poetry, but I enjoy reading it more. One of my favorite poets is Christina Rossetti. However, what really makes my soul stir is listening to music and doing artwork, especially when done together! |
| Posted by: Therasa 30-Nov-2003, 09:26 PM |
| Rose-that's it! I love her writing. I just bought a book that is 100 love poems. She has three in it. I love the way her words just flow. I feel like I can see, hear and smell all that she is talking about. But, I must also add, Lord Byron. At twenty one he wrote this: When we two parted When we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken hearted To sever for years, Pale grew thy cheek And cold, colder thy kiss, Truly that hour fortold sorrow to this! The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow; It felt like the warning Of what I feel now. Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame: I hear thy name spoken And share in it's shame. They name thee before me A knell to mine ear, A shudder comes o'er me Why wert thou so dear? They know not I knew thee Who knew thee too well: Long, long shall I rue thee Too deeply to tell. In secret we met: In silence I grieve That your heart could forget They spirit deceive. If I should meet thee After long years, How should I greet thee With silence and tears. One of Christina's that I love Song When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget. I shall not see the shadows, I shall not feel the rain; I shall not hear the nightingale Sing on, as if in pain: And dreaming through the twilight That doth not rise nor set, Haply I may remember, And haply may forget. Take care |
| Posted by: McHaggis 30-Nov-2003, 10:00 PM |
| I've written a few poem and had a few published, but I have trouble reading poetry, to me it's as hard to get through as Shakespeare or Chaucer. But since you asked: what stirs my soul is a hot looking Redhead....woman, that is! I figure it's just in the blood, eh? RON |
| Posted by: Therasa 30-Nov-2003, 10:04 PM |
Ron-  lol I haven't been here long, but your answer doesn't surprise me. You seriously can't get through poetry? I read at least two poems a day. Take care |
| Posted by: CelticRose 30-Nov-2003, 10:20 PM |
 Ron! Too hilarious! I bet you see more blond babes out on that beach though, eh?  Therasa! I have that Rosetti poem in my book of hers. I just love her work. She has written several poems concerning artists and art. She modeled herself for a couple of Pre-raphaelite artists, so she knew first hand about artists, being a creative person herself. Her work really stirs me! |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 01-Dec-2003, 10:43 AM | ||
Ah, what I like is reading someone else's words and realizing with a flash of joy that I am not alone in my feelings... someone else has felt the same way too, be it joy or sadness, loss or exaltations... |
| Posted by: Therasa 01-Dec-2003, 03:58 PM |
| siusaidh Blues- I fully agree with you. To read something that makes you know you're not alone is wonderful. I love to both write and read equally. Neither is my fave. Have you written anything? What poems are your favorites. What writer do you like? Take care |
| Posted by: Guest 04-Dec-2003, 09:32 AM | ||
I do not write poetry, its just not the form my musings take when they want to be expressed. I write in a journal on a very regular basis; I was one of those children that kept a diary, all the way through college even, and was glad I did later on when I wanted to remember something specific that happened in my life, like when I first realized my sweetheart was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with... or how lonely it was to move to a new town... A few years ago I found myself in a painting class that I soon realized was going to change everything, and I wrote almost daily in a journal during those 4 years about what I was hearing & seeing in class, what it was doing to my growth as an artist... it is amazing now to go back and read some of those passages, remembering how different I was then. These days I read the Bible every day, often studying & researching certain ideas, topics or people and writing what I find in a series of notebooks; I also like to read books by Lee Strobel, Phillip Yancey, Brennan Manning, Bob Briner, and CS Lewis. Tolkein is a treasure, and I enjoy reading such wonderful classis writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, James Thurber and others. Now don't laugh, but my favorite poets are Ogden Nash and James Thurber! They always make me smile. I like Shelley, Keats, Shakespeare and some of the classics, but must admit I don't read much modern poetry... |
| Posted by: Macerca 04-Dec-2003, 04:20 PM |
| What stirs my soul When I think hard about it there are a number of things like Loves first kiss Newborn's first breath Virgin snow A beautiful sunrise A beautiful sunset The Highlands of Scotland The list goes on and on but these are my favs. |
| Posted by: Angel Whitefang (Rider) 05-Dec-2003, 01:39 AM |
| what is it about poetry that you like? The fact that I can freely speak my mind and share my feelings, It helps me work through tough times, especially when it seems that no one cares. Why do you read, or write it? I read it to get other peoples views , I write it to share my own and because if I didn't I would probably blow up Is it the way a feeling is conveyed? Is it the way your heart beat quickens with anticipation to the last? Or is it the way your soul soars, when love is attained, at last? I would say all of the above. I like this thread Therasa, very good questions.  |
| Posted by: Danann 05-Dec-2003, 12:19 PM |
| What I like about poetry is the fact that two people can read it, and it speaks to each of them individually. There is something very personal in the reactions to a poem, a phrase, a book, or even a song. I like that poetry can stir the heart to act or change. I think that's why occasionally dabble in it. |
| Posted by: Roisin-Teagan 05-Dec-2003, 03:02 PM | ||
I agree with Rosemary. What stirs my heart the most is painting on canvass while listening to wonderful music. Celtic or Classical (Italian or Spanish) are my two favorites. One Classical artist/singer in particular is Josh Groban. When he sings in Italian it feels like the wind or a rushing river is caressing my soul. |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 06-Dec-2003, 05:02 PM | ||
Hey, you're quoting Rich Mullins in your signature there... may I ask if he's good to listen to? I've heard a lot about how great a writer he was, and how he inspired a lot of other musicians and writers before he died so young, but I don't think I've ever actually heard him sing. And I've heard of John Groban too, but not literally heard him... Goodness me, it sound like I just 'don't get out much' as they say around here! |
| Posted by: Roisin-Teagan 07-Dec-2003, 04:33 AM | ||
Yes he is very good to listen to. In my opinion, he was one of the best song writers in America. His genre was American Folk/Spiritual. But what really struck me was his raw honesty about life and his belief in God. It has been said he pushed against the grain of more than a few establishments, because he didn't fit into their molds.Besides being a wonderful songwriter, he also wrote prose and muses about life, which I totally adore. You are seeing a few examples in my signature. It shocked me when he died suddenly back in Sept of 1997. I heard about it on the radio and read about it in my local newspaper on the second page. The impact was so great, that there were four memorials services held for him. A large one in Nashville, TENN, Witchitaw, KA, the State of Indiana where he was born, and on the Indian Reservation in Arizonia where he lived for the past three to four years before his death. He traveled all over the world performing and his records (CDs) sold millions upon millions. He could have been a millionaire, but he gave it all a way and received only what the working man's salary was every year. I read that when Rich Mullins lived in Witchitaw, KA. he would go to the local radio station to ask the DJ (a friend of his) out to lunch, but he never had any money on him. Another example of the kind of man he was is back in the early 90s he was attending a big music award ceremony in Nashville and after the show he put on an apron and started to serve the guests their food. He was more confortable out of the spotlight and in ranks with the average-Joe. I think I told you more than you ask for---sorry for getting carried away. If you want to hear Josh Groban go to www.joshgroban.com then click the news link and scroll down pass the lastest news and you'll see a list of songs from his lastest CD entitled "Closer". Go ahead and click on them to listen. If you scroll down more you'll see a selection of songs from his first record and you can hear them too. Good listening. |
| Posted by: CelticRose 07-Dec-2003, 04:29 PM |
| Roisin and Siusaidh! I have The Best of... Rich Mullins CD and I highly recommend it. It was given to me as a gift because a friend of mine loved it so much. It has some wonderful worship songs on it. Songs, Siusaidh, I am sure you have heard. I didn't know he was living on the reservation here in Arizona right before he died though. I knew he had put out a CD with money from it to go to the Indians. I remember exactly where I was where I heard about his death and it was very shocking to me as well. I am sure he is having a great time now, but us here lost a really great singer/songwriter. |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 19-Dec-2003, 09:45 AM | ||
Forgive me for not responding sooner, I am sooo sorry! Its been nearly impossible to find the time to visit here these last few days especially, and I have been hoping when I returned I'd find an answer to my questions about Rich and Josh (not John - daft me )Thanks for telling me so much about Rich! I appreciate it. Oftentimes I've read from other songwriters or performers what an impression he made on them, as he did you. His pushing against the establishment is something I feel a kinship with, as I often find myself traipsing outside the lines of what is expected of me as an artist, even a mother and a woman of my age! I do not find it easy or comfortable to conform... seems like Rich didn't either then. Bet you don't like conforming either, do you? Here's to finding ones own self-expression then... lets revel in being our true selves...! |
| Posted by: Roisin-Teagan 19-Dec-2003, 01:07 PM |
| Siusaidh, Rich Mullins blew a few theological mind-sets in his day. He believed you should live what you believe more than speaking what you believe. In other words, walk the walk more than you talk the talk. He was often critized by the religious "elite" for living an unconventional Christian lifestyle. He played in Pubs, hung out with what the "Church" believed were the rouges of society and lived what he truly believed and cared less of what people thought of him. I guess I am more like him than I realized. We all need to be trail-blazers!  |
| Posted by: CelticRose 19-Dec-2003, 11:39 PM | ||
Hey! My kind of Christian!  |
| Posted by: Celeste of the Stars1 20-Dec-2003, 02:49 PM |
| I write poetry because I sometimes have trouble expressing how I feel. I'm very emotional and cry at the drop of a dime, so when I have something really emotional to say I write it out and it becomes poetry. I'm usually crying while I write my poetry, well except the funny ones of course. I also write because there are some people in my life that I can never tell what is on my mind. So I keep it locked away inside. it builds and builds untill I can't take it anymore and the only thing i can think to do with it is write it down. (hence my poem to my mother) |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 23-Dec-2003, 12:41 PM | ||
yes yes YES - we do need to be trail-blazers!! I think Rich was absolutely right in his belief that you should LIVE what you believe rather than just speak what you believe... circumstances have taught me over the last 5 years that your life is what people really pay attention to. The stronger my faith in God has become and the more instances where I can see He has worked in my life specifically, the happier I've become & the more trusting of Him I've become... I don't need Him to prove Himself to me any more. He's done that in such awesome (and genuinely unexpected) ways. What genuinely breaks my heart is seeing sooo many people all around me who are missing this joy and confidence because they can't bring themselves to believe. My heart is heavy this month; evidence is all around, but they have their eyes so downcast they don't see it... |
| Posted by: Therasa 14-Jan-2004, 03:56 PM |
| Hello all!! Very sorry for being away so long. Many things going on here. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am extremely pleased with all the replies on this topic. I had no idea the responses I would get. I think though, that the most popular has to be that poetry is a way of venting, especially for those of us who don't confront in our lives. It's a way of letting it all out without the backlash. I also have to add, that now I will be doing some cd shopping come payday. There are some really great suggestions in here. Thanks all Take care and stay safe  |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 16-Jan-2004, 08:29 AM |
| Hello Therasa, good to see you back. There truly are some interesting posts here on this topic! I've enjoyed reading them too. I've said it before, but this is the best discussion board I've ever been on. More interesting people here than you can shake a stick at, as we'd say down south...  |
| Posted by: RavenWing 16-Jan-2004, 10:13 AM |
| Music and Art make my soul stir more tha nanything. Especially music. I can get as caught up in music as I can with a good book. I love to look at others' art, but I am more moved with my own. |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 21-Jan-2004, 01:19 PM |
| Music stirs my soul even more than visual art does sometimes; to me they both come from the same place, from the same source of creativity, but they just take on different forms. From the same inspiration comes painting, singing, playing an instrument... Music can change my mood so easily, I have to be careful what I listen to! Its amazing how different my own drawings look according to what kind of music I listened to while I was working on it. And if I am feeling particularly timid or hesitant about beginning a difficult piece, I always listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan whose fearlessness with his guitar could give courage to a turnip.  |
| Posted by: barddas 21-Jan-2004, 01:58 PM |
| OOOps, I thought I had posted here.... I looked, and come to find out. I haven't. So the question is what makes my soul stir.....a lot. here are a few things Waking up to see that I am in the mountains again. Very little beats waking up to see the mountains, covered by mist of the early morning. Or to see the trilliums, covered with dew on an early morning hike. The sound of a mid. d note harmonic matching pitch to the feed back in my amp, and feeling the pulse through the floor. You can hold that note FOREVER if you are close enough to the amp. And if you just close your eyes and bend away at the string, it's like being in space. ( and that is always my little hat tip to Mr. Ace Frehely) Seeing my wife smile at me. One of the best feelings in the known world! She doesn't have to say a word, it's all in the eye and the smile. Mozart. His insane genius will delight me to the end of my days. Freshly turn soil. I know that sounds odd. But that is life. IT's start and it's end. My family had grown up on farms. I am the first generation to NOT live on a farm as a child. It calls to me. It's in my blood.... I must get back to work..... post more later... Cheers Friends, |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 27-Jan-2004, 11:43 AM | ||
Ah, I know where you're coming from on this topic. My family grew up on a local farm too but I have never lived on one myself... but I think a love for it, and an appreciation of the land is perhaps in the blood. When I visited England & Ireland, the first thing I noticed in the countryside was the astonishing richness of the soil: as black as could be, and with something growing everywhere a bit of soil could accumulate. All I could think was, my grandpa would flip for soil like this!! The red clay we have in Georgia is notoriously hard to grow anything in. |
| Posted by: Kiwi Gael 07-Feb-2004, 06:02 PM |
What makes your soul stir? For me, it's good music, really really good music, the sort that gives you goosebumps when you listen to it; awesome music that keeps playing in your head thru the day.  I've had Donnie Munro's 'Irene' with me all morning. Magical song.  |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 07-Feb-2004, 11:15 PM |
| They have a name for that now, you know. it's called earworms Always nice to get a good one stuck in your head, prevents sanity from taking hold. We can't have sanity =) And some of the best earworms can be born here on Highlander Radio  |
| Posted by: Siusaidh Blues 09-Feb-2004, 09:20 AM |
| I have a little button stuck on my bulletin board that says "Why Let Reality Wreck Your Day?" Amen, bro! |
| Posted by: Lyra Luminara 16-Jun-2004, 06:25 PM |
| what stirs my soul... art, music, smelling rain on the air, thunderstorms. |
| Posted by: Ceciliastar1 17-Jun-2004, 03:39 PM |
| I really never got into poetry. I'm not very good at it. I was forced to do it in highschool (okay forced is a little harsh it was part of the class). I don't know. Other things stir my soul though. Music, a rainy evening in summer, the wind blowing through the trees, water coming up onto the beach, sitting at the top of a sand dune and watching the horizon, a sunset, I could keep going... |
| Posted by: Lyra Luminara 17-Jun-2004, 10:19 PM |
| exactly...it's like all the simple, yet amazingly beautiful things that happen or are found in nature. |
| Posted by: Therasa 27-Jul-2004, 02:53 PM |
| I am still alive!! Just a heck of alot of things going on right now. I am terribly sorry. I have neglected all things in my life. But the first thing I did when I got back to the computer is come here. Home!!!! I am so glad to see that there are more posts on this topic. And hello to those of you I have not yet met. Forgive my absence. I regret it fully.  |
| Posted by: SCShamrock 28-Jul-2004, 04:18 PM |
| Poetry? To me, it's one of those funny things. Like playing golf, much more fun to play than to watch; I would rather write poetry than to read it. But I would rather hear it than to write it. And that brings me to my favorite poetry. There has been a lot of discussion about music stirring the soul, but to me some of the best poetry is in song. Such as Garth Brooks.......................... And now, I'm glad I didn't know, The way it all should end The way it all should go. Our lives, are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain, But I'd have had to miss the dance. Or George Jones.................................... Can you picture Heaven, with no angels singing? Or a bright Sunday mornin' with no church bells ringing? Have you watched as the heart of a child breaks in two? Then you've seen a picture of me without you. That's my favorite kind of poetry, and this list goes on for miles. As for what stirs my soul, here are just a few examples....................................................... Looking into the eyes of your first child for the first time. Seeing a community, large or small, pull together after a tragedy. An old married couple that still hold hands. The innocence of a child. (look for a new thread in this forum with the same title) Tears shed in joy. All of God's creation. |
| Posted by: urian 28-Jul-2004, 07:10 PM |
| A sunset where the last rays of light disappear and in an instant the sky is lit up with hues of red and purple and orange that no man can discribe or capture. The way my son looks at me and says "I love you daddy" The touch of a loved one during a hard time the moments in time when you can hear the orchestra in the reeds and grass, listen to the symphany in the wind opening a book os spirituality(bible, tao te ching, bahgivad gita etc) and eading something that pertains to you in that insatnce walking and taking the time to see how everything from the wind to the fish in the creek to the dog barking and even you are all connected more later |
| Posted by: cori 02-Sep-2004, 12:49 PM | ||
What's left to say? |
| Posted by: urian 11-Sep-2004, 10:15 AM |
| New beginnings |
| Posted by: MacAibhistin 11-Sep-2004, 10:57 AM |
| Watching two parents who work together to demonstrate mutual respect and trust in front of their children. A misty sunrise over an autumn coloured forest. A moose drinking at water's edge. The birth of my daughter. The image in my head of my Gaelic ancestors wading ashore for the first time on Cape Breton Island (this one, of course, is a product of my imagination) Rory |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 14-Nov-2004, 04:30 PM |
| Finding out that knowledge won't spoil your wonder, it will make it infinitely larger. Having tears in my eyes doing my first readings in fetal neurobiology. Seeing God through the brain of a newborn, which is trillions of minute fibers of hope at the ready. |
| Posted by: Meryat 14-Nov-2004, 05:24 PM |
| As to what stirs my soul ... music, especially Celtic music poetry or stories with which I can identify the beauty of the world - the smell of a fresh breeze ... walking home in the rain - especially when it's a downpour  And as to why I write poetry ... I write poetry to put the images that come into my head onto paper. Image isn't quite the word, but I don't know how better to describe a thought that for a short time fills my whole being to the very depths of my soul and just begs expression. When I've put something in words, I can evoke that image that drove me to write the poem again whenever I read it. Even if I've lost the words, just remembering them will still bring back the image. And when I share my poetry, I do it with the hope that whoever reads it will either get some part of the image that drove it or will find their own meaning in my words. ~Meryat |
| Posted by: urian 14-Nov-2004, 05:33 PM |
| Emails and phone calls from someone who is slowly bringing somethign dormant back to life. its nice..... my first weekend in almost a month with Logan. the sun setting on a beautiful , crisp, clean day Daydreaming |